The role of generalist insect predators and pathogens in suppressing green spruce aphid populations through direct mortality and mediation of aphid dropping behavior

Biological Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-246

  Day, K R ^a   Docherty, M ^a   Leather, S R ^b   Kidd, N A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphidecta; Elatobium abietinum; Entomophthora; Functional response; Hemerobius; Neozygites; Rhagonycha; Spruce; Syrphus

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CANTHARIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; ELATOBIUM ABIETINUM; ENTOMOPHTHORA; HEMEROBIIDAE; HEMEROBIUS; HEMEROBIUS STIGMATA; INSECTA; NEOZYGITES; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; RHAGONYCHA; RHAGONYCHA LIGNOSA; SYRPHIDAE; SYRPHUS; SYRPHUS RIBESII;

EID: 33744524050     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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